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The resulting wines range from bone-dry and structured to fruity, floral, and slightly sweet.
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Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
His tone can be professorial with occasional flashes of bone-dry humor.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Fast-spreading fires started popping up in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle Friday afternoon, fueled by strong winds amid bone-dry conditions.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
His tone can be professorial with occasional flashes of bone-dry humor.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Fast-spreading fires started popping up in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle Friday afternoon, fueled by strong winds amid bone-dry conditions.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-dry. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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